A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields North on 17 December 1868 because of the resignation of George Pickering.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 May 1868 | George Pickering resigned.[1] |
| 27 May 1868 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 22 June 1868 | Nominations |
| 6 July 1868 | Polling day |
| 31 July 1868 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hoskins (elected) | 223 | 68.0 | |
| William Gordon | 59 | 18.0 | |
| William Hanson | 46 | 14.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 328 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 328 | 46.9 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr George Ferrers Pickering". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Goldfields North". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 128. 27 May 1868. p. 1549. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1868 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.